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Now I know what people meant in the past when they said they had shingles. Belated empathy for them. A favourite cousin has told me to go and get some leaves from the Kawa Kawa tree, make a tea with them and bathe the area with it (the shingles are just on one side of my body, so the upside is that I could and did get some sleep, laying on my unaffected side).

The KawaKawa tea is a Maori remedy, one of the medicinal plants they used prior to colonisation, and often those old practices are still very useful and work.

My only other bump in this rocky road of a week is that - horror of horrors - I have woken up (it's 6.45am) to find I'm out of coffee. This is probably a bigger shock to my body and mind than the shingles are, at this point of the day...

Memo to self - one thing at a time and just get through the day. May be the day four legs comes home to me.

Something nice: woke up many times during the night, to find one of my favourite neighbourhood cats cuddled up to my feet (which were cold) and he stayed with me all night long until the sun came up. The cat world is offering support, that's a great sign!

im sorry you have shingles b19. my mum had that two years ago, she felt really bad with it. get lots of rest and feel better soon

feeling a complete failure today -8

this morning i fell out with my girlfriend just when i thought we were starting to makes things work. she said i need to try and get myself sorted even though i tried explaining that autism is a lifelong thing and that things like engaging with people is the most difficult thing for me. she doesnt understand me but i dont know how to explain how im feeling

to make the day even crapper i lost my job at midday. apparently i wasnt doing my job properly so they let me go.

my lifes a mess sometimes i wonder why im even a part of this world. i had a lot about me but that was ages ago, ive nothing to offer thats even worthwhile anymore

im just kicking around like an old newspaper being tossed about by the wind

thanks cathylynn, hugs back to you

Shingles confirmed, I'm on anti virals now, vet confirmed that four legs won't be affected as others have assured me here. Might be able to bring him home tonight vet said. Progress!

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Four legs is home, we will sleep together in our bed tonight, something I feared at one stage would never happen again.
It's lovely to see him seeing me seeing him... he follows me from room to room. We both need an early night.

B19,

OUCH! Shingles hurt! Thankfully, I've never had them, but I've heard from others how painful they can be.

How nice about the cat! They certainly do provide solace and companionship.

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